Re: All Things Ayton
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2023 4:34 pm
I think they’ll utilize him. I don’t think he’ll lead them in scoring. I think that’ll be Scoot or Simons
That quote didn't pertain to basketball, but CODSuperbone wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 2:51 pmTime to retire my Ayton quote. This will be my last post that includes it. However, it's the reason I'm not too torn up today. It gets to the heart of his deep imaginAyton versus reality.
"I play as physical as it gets. Maybe I am playing too hard." - Deandre Ayton
Did it though?Vladimir_Taltos wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 4:42 pmNuric and little guys...we better have a rabbit to pull, as our interior defense just took a decent hit...
There's that Jeremy black-and-white-only vision that's so endearing. They traded him because A) he demanded out; B) he tried to limit the teams he could go to, very publicly, and hurt his own trade value; C) they were able to get back future draft assets plus a current asset in Jrue who has further immediate trade value; and D) yes, they needed to be able to come up with an immediate, playable asset so that they could appease their fan base and paint a picture of a new era. Hence, Ayton.JeremyG wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 4:29 pmAbsolutely. They just traded arguably the number one player in franchise history for him. You really think they don’t plan on utilizing him?
Needs MOAR SHOTZ!!!
Yup…. Just waiting for KD to put it out there in a podcast pr something.
"Baseless Slander"
Posted this in another thread in March. Can I say I called it?Shabazz wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:37 pmHere were the trades I threw out in another thread:
Time Lord + Grant Williams (tough because he's an RFA) or Derrick White
Jarrett Allen + Okoro (don't love this one because of the fit and Ayton's salary for CLE)
Mitchell Robinson + Toppin and McBride
Capela + Bogi or Hunter and maybe Jalen Johnson
Poeltl+ would be good, but almost impossible because of his impending free agency
Gafford + Avdija and Kispert (kind of a pu pu platter)
Vucevic + Caruso (and maybe Coby White)
Myles Turner + Duarte and Nesmith (though I don't think Indy is looking to move Turner right now)
Wendell Carter Jr + Suggs or Anthony and Okeke
Mark Williams + Rozier
Zubac + Mann or Powell
Jonas V + Herb Jones
Nurkic + Thybulle and Nas Little (though I don't see Nurkic as a likely target)
Nicely done! People don’t realize how much juggling you have to do to make a lot of trades work, props you guessed pretty close.Shabazz wrote: ↑Wed Sep 27, 2023 5:46 pmPosted this in another thread in March. Can I say I called it?Shabazz wrote: ↑Fri Apr 21, 2023 6:37 pmHere were the trades I threw out in another thread:
Time Lord + Grant Williams (tough because he's an RFA) or Derrick White
Jarrett Allen + Okoro (don't love this one because of the fit and Ayton's salary for CLE)
Mitchell Robinson + Toppin and McBride
Capela + Bogi or Hunter and maybe Jalen Johnson
Poeltl+ would be good, but almost impossible because of his impending free agency
Gafford + Avdija and Kispert (kind of a pu pu platter)
Vucevic + Caruso (and maybe Coby White)
Myles Turner + Duarte and Nesmith (though I don't think Indy is looking to move Turner right now)
Wendell Carter Jr + Suggs or Anthony and Okeke
Mark Williams + Rozier
Zubac + Mann or Powell
Jonas V + Herb Jones
Nurkic + Thybulle and Nas Little (though I don't see Nurkic as a likely target)
It was also by far my least favorite of those ideas.
"Surprised" = he was trying to tough it out and they didn't know it would/did worsen over time. IIRC, even Ayton himself thought he would be good to go the night it happened. Nobody can judge the severity of the pain or breathing difficulties but him. Like I said before, I've had bruised ribs and it can vary a lot.
Well we can go small…like if I win you have to have a Monty Williams avatar for the entire offseason(I would obviously have to have an Ayton avatar).